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SmithBucklin
File:SmithBucklinCompanyLogo.jpg
Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois, US
Area servedUnited States
CEOMatt Sanderson
IndustryAssociation Management
URLwww.smithbucklin.com

SmithBucklin, based in Chicago, is an association management company,[1][2][3][4] founded in 1949 with secondary offices in Washington, D.C.; Old Lyme, Conn.; St. Louis; and San Ramon, Calif.[5]

William E. Smith started the company with nine client organizations—headlined by the Popcorn, Seed Pea and Frozen Potato Products Institutes—and just 22 employees.[6] On July 24, 2004, Smith died at age 90.[7]

During the Dot-com bubble of 1997-2001, some of SmithBucklin's client associations encountered "painful" financial cutbacks.[8]

On June 29, 2005, the company became employee-owned.[9][10]

In 2011, SmithBucklin contracted for 111,081 square feet at Chicago's former IBM Building, 330 N. Wabash Ave., under a 15-year lease that was set to begin in 2013.[11]

Acquisitions

Acquisitions have fueled SmithBucklin's recent growth, including events firm Courtesy Associates (2000);[12] public relations firm Tech Image Ltd. (2007);[13] medical education provider The France Foundation (2011);[14] content provider Information Inc. (2011);[15] stakeholder-alliance firm Inventures Inc. (2013);[16] ad-sales firm The Townsend Group (2015);[17] and incentive-travel company SDI (2016).[18]

See also

References

  1. ^ "5 Questions for SmithBucklin President Matt Sanderson – PCMA Convene". www.pcmaconvene.org. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  2. ^ Ltd., American Capital Strategies. "American Capital Invests $17 Million In World's Largest Association Management and Professional Services Company". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  3. ^ "Former IBM Building signs SmithBucklin". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  4. ^ Duckworth, Holly (2014). Ctrl+Alt+Believe. BalboaPress. p. 78. ISBN 978-1504325233.
  5. ^ "About SmithBucklin Association Management | SmithBucklin". www.smithbucklin.com. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  6. ^ "Illinois Chapter of The ESOP Association" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Community mourns for SmithBucklin co-founder.(Headlines)(Brief Article)(Obituary)". 2004-09-01. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. ^ Josephs, Mary. "SmithBucklin: Solving The Chicken-And-Egg Riddle Of Employee Ownership". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  9. ^ "Svoboda, Collins L.L.C. Completes Sale of SmithBucklin". www.svoco.com. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  10. ^ Josephs, Mary. "SmithBucklin: Solving The Chicken-And-Egg Riddle Of Employee Ownership". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  11. ^ "Former IBM Building signs SmithBucklin". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  12. ^ "Smith, Bucklin Acquires Courtesy Associates.(Brief Article) | HighBeam Business: Arrive Prepared". business.highbeam.com. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  13. ^ "SmithBucklin Acquires PR Firm Tech Image Ltd. | Bulldog Reporter". www.bulldogreporter.com. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  14. ^ http://www.francefoundation.com/updates?id=14. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ^ "SmithBucklin Acquires Information, Inc. | Business Wire". www.businesswire.com. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  16. ^ "SmithBucklin Acquires Inventures, Inc. > Inventures". www.inventures.com. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  17. ^ http://www.smithbucklin.com/news/smithbucklin-acquires-the-townsend-group/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ^ "SmithBucklin | SmithBucklin Acquires SDI". www.smithbucklin.com. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
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